Evaluating Serum Surfactant Protein-D, KL-6, and Deep Learning Approaches on Chest X-rays for Lung Fibrosis Detection: A Prospective Observational Investigation

• by Hirotaka Nishikiori, Naoya Yama, Kenichi Hirota, Yuki Mori, Ippei Neriai, Haruka Takenaka, Atsushi Saito, Mamoru Takahashi, Koji Kuronuma, Shinichiro Ueda, Masamitsu Hatakenaka, Hirofumi Chiba

• December 17, 2025

Airway Resistome Higher In Chronic Lung Disease

Recent antibiotic exposure was linked to greater antimicrobial resistance gene burden in bronchoscopy samples of patients with chronic lung disease.

• by Andrea Surnit

• March 27, 2026

• 4 min

Frequency and Contributing Factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Individuals with Pneumoconiosis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

• by Yanmei Cao, Yiming Zhao, Liangbin Xie, Jie Liu, Yulin Kong, Xinyu Jiang, Xin Zhou, Mi Zhou, Yuwen Chen, Yuan Xu, Xiaolin Liu, Chunyan Min, Rui Chen

• February 27, 2026

Hospitals, Custody, and the Missing Patient

As detained patients enter hospitals, access to care, communication, and advocacy becomes unclear.

• by Claudia Boyd-Barrett

• January 30, 2026

• 11 min